"majjal" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /majˈjaːl/ Forms: majjali [plural], majjala [feminine], majjalett [diminutive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian majali and/or Italian maiale, both from Latin maiālis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|majali}} Borrowed from Sicilian majali, {{bor|mt|it|maiale}} Italian maiale, {{der|mt|la|maiālis}} Latin maiālis Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=majjalett|f=majjala|g=m|p=majjali}} majjal m (plural majjali, feminine majjala, diminutive majjalett)
  1. pig; generally in the context of meat production: porker Tags: masculine Synonyms: ħanżir, qażquż
    Sense id: en-majjal-mt-noun-rrCd5DBf
  2. pork Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-majjal-mt-noun-Caq82Fnk
  3. (figuratively) ill-mannered person Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-majjal-mt-noun-kPDbhEbF Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 4 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 3 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: majjalata

Inflected forms

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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian maiale",
      "name": "bor"
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    }
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "porker",
          "porker"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ħanżir"
        },
        {
          "word": "qażquż"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        }
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          "person"
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        "(figuratively) ill-mannered person"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/majˈjaːl/"
    }
  ],
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    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Italian",
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    "Maltese terms derived from Italian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "maiale"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian maiale",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin maiālis",
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majjala",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majjalett",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "majjalata"
    }
  ],
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        "pig; generally in the context of meat production: porker"
      ],
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          "pig",
          "pig"
        ],
        [
          "meat",
          "meat#English"
        ],
        [
          "porker",
          "porker"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ħanżir"
        },
        {
          "word": "qażquż"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "pork"
      ],
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        [
          "pork",
          "pork"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "ill-mannered person"
      ],
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          "ill-mannered",
          "ill-mannered"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) ill-mannered person"
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        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/majˈjaːl/"
    }
  ],
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}

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